Publications & Media#

Papers and preprints#

Neuroinformatics Unit publications#

Ziminski, J. J., Sirmpilatze, N., Peri, B. D., Singh, S., Keshavarzi, S., Tyson, A. L. (2026) “datashuttle: automated data management for experimental neuroscience” Journal of Open Source Software 11(122), 9642, doi.org/10.21105/joss.09642

https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.09642

Sirmpilatze, N., Felder, A., Abdulazhanova, D., Schwigon, L., Tatarnikov, I., Haase, K., Musielak, I., Kobylkov, D., Margrie, T. W., Mouritsen, H., Heyers, D., Tyson, A. L., Weiler, S. (2026) “An open-source three-dimensional digital brain atlas of a migratory bird, the Eurasian blackcap” Current Biology 2025.03.04.641293, doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.034

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.034

Felder, A., Chapuis, G., Tatarnikov, I., Sirmpilatze, N., Tyson, A. (2026). Mapping the state of neuroscientific software - a vision for collaboration beyond single institutes or labs (1.0). Zenodo, doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19945701

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19945701

Duporge, I., Minano, S., Sirmpilatze, N., Tatarnikov, I., Wolf, S., Tyson, A. L., Rubenstein, D. (2025) “Tracking the Flight: Exploring a Computational Framework for Analyzing Escape Responses in Plains Zebra (Equus quagga)” arXiv 2505.16882, doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2505.16882

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2505.16882

Domine, C. C. J., Carrasco-Davis, R., Hollingsworth L., Sirmpilatze, N., Tyson, A. L., Jarvis, D., Barry, C., Saxe, A. M. (2024) “NeuralPlayground: A Standardised Environment for Evaluating Models of Hippocampus and Entorhinal Cortex” bioRxiv, doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.06.583699

https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.06.583699

Publications relating to Neuroinformatics Unit software#

Tyson, A. L., Vélez-Fort, M., Rousseau, C. V., Cossell, L., Tsitoura, C., Lenzi, S. C., Obenhaus, H. A., Claudi, F., Branco, T., Margrie, T. W. (2022) “Accurate determination of marker location within whole-brain microscopy images” Scientific Reports, doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04676-9

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04676-9

Tyson, A. L., Rousseau, C. V., Niedworok, C. J., Keshavarzi, S., Tsitoura, C., Cossell, L., Strom, M., Margrie, T. W. (2021) “A deep learning algorithm for 3D cell detection in whole mouse brain image datasets” PLOS Computational Biology 17(5): e1009074, doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009074

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1009074

Claudi, F., Tyson, A. L., Petrucco, L., Margrie, T.W., Portugues, R., Branco, T. (2021) “Visualizing anatomically registered data with Brainrender” eLife 2021;10:e65751, doi.org/10.7554/eLife.65751

https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.65751

Claudi, F., Petrucco, L., Tyson, A. L., Branco, T., Margrie, T. W., Portugues, R. (2020) “BrainGlobe Atlas API: a common interface for neuroanatomical atlases” Journal of Open Source Software 5(54), 2668, doi.org/10.21105/joss.02668

https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.02668

Talks#

movement: a Python toolbox for analysing motion tracking data

Niko Sirmpilatze, The Behaviour Forum virtual workshop, April 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUDhXB1ZZIg
Trusted by design: set up your research software for community adoption

Niko Sirmpilatze, FOSDEM, February 2026

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/VPJH8F-trusted-by-design/
movement: a Python toolbox for analysing motion tracking data

Niko Sirmpilatze, FOSDEM, January 2026

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/9VLSXV-movement-tracks-python/
Aligning spikes to histology with BrainGlobe

Alessandro Felder, UCL Neuropixels course, October 2025

https://youtu.be/yER8ynNdJcE?si=9_9eTJv–0GZMntn
movement: A Python toolbox for analysing animal body movements

Niko Sirmpilatze, ABIDE seminar, February 2025

https://youtu.be/GXBQsqqZZTg?si=0bt5Q_lGY8GXw6dx
Aligning spikes to histology with BrainGlobe

Alessandro Felder, UCL Neuropixels course, October 2024

https://youtu.be/ck-2vNR7qwo?si=awOA9sEw7xRl9-Nf
Aligning spikes to histology with BrainGlobe

Adam Tyson, UCL Neuropixels course, October 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ-vYx42L6s
BrainGlobe: a Python ecosystem for computational (neuro)anatomy

Adam Tyson, World Wide Series | Open Neuroscience, May 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndsssf_gHns

Mentions in the media#

Scientists map migratory bird brain

UCL News, April 2026

https://ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/apr/scientists-map-migratory-bird-brain
Scientists map the blackcap bird brain, opening a new era of 3D digital atlases

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, April 2026

https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/research-news/scientists-map-blackcap-bird-brain-opening-new-era-3d-digital-atlases
The Neuro – Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes: Meet the winners of an exceptional edition

The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital), October 2025

https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/article/neuro-irv-and-helga-cooper-foundation-open-science-prizes-meet-winners-exceptional-edition
The BrainGlobe Initiative wins 2025 International Prize

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, October 2025

https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research-news/brainglobe-initiative-wins-2025-international-prize
Mapping the migratory bird brain

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, March 2025

https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/mapping-migratory-bird-brain
BrainGlobe Initiative celebrates open-source software award

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, October 2024

https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/brainglobe-initiative-celebrates-open-source-software-award